Houston Chronicle: Fearmongoring on MS-13 Resembles Embarrassing “Summer of the Shark”
The baseless Pre- 9/11 coverage highlighting the “dangers” of sharks demonstrate how current sensationalist coverage on MS-13 gangs is counterproductive
Nevada: 287(g) program continues to devastate immigrant communities, deputizing local police to act as immigration agents
Since it’s inception, the 287(g) program has worked to criminalize undocumented people and terrorize immigrant communities.
OC Groups to “Unmask Hate” of Local Officials siding with Separating Families
This Thursday, a diverse coalition of Orange County groups pledged to “unmask the hate” of OC city and county officials that have sided with the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies.
Court: L.A. Sheriff Violated Constitution by Holding Thousands of People on ICE Detainers
On Wednesday, a federal court in California reaffirmed its class action ruling that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department unlawfully detained thousands of suspected immigrants on the basis of unconstitutional requests from ICE known as immigration detainers.
ICYMI: VICTORY FOR CALIFORNIA’S “SANCTUARY STATE” LAW IN FEDERAL COURT
The victory is noteworthy because it comes on the heels of recent national study showing that local sanctuary policies are preventing Trump from hitting interior deportation levels experienced during the Obama Administration. Moreover, the policy helps propel growing demands to #AbolishICE and decriminalize immigration.
NDLON statement on District Court Order Granting California’s Motion to Dismiss Claims Against SB54
There is now clear legal authority to get ICE Out of our communities and to incrementally build a durable policy agenda to #AbolishICE
NDLON Statement on Affirmation of SB54’s Constitutionality
We’ve long known SB 54 was fully permitted by the Constitution, and today’s decision removes any doubt. SB54 was enacted to protect California’s residents and specifically its immigrant residents. It is now clear the defense of SB 54 will also serve to protect core constitutional values shared by all.
NDLON Statement on Momentum to #AbolishICE
History calls upon each one of us to take a stand right now. This burden takes a distinct form for people with privilege and for elected officials who have pledged their support for immigrants. It is now time to move from rhetoric to action at every level of government and in every community.
NDLON Statement on Stunning Proposal within ICE to Break the Agency Apart
We’ve known for a long time that ICE is a rogue law enforcement agency, but this letter shows there is now a rogue agency within a rogue agency. For years, ICE has been inventing threats and defining its own mission without oversight from Congress or the White House. It’s a problem that preceded the current administration, and Obama alums would do the country a service by acknowledging this fact.
BREAKING: Supreme Court Strikes Down Labor Protections for Public Sector Unions
On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to gut the rights of public sector unions to organize and collectively bargain on behalf of workers they are legally bound to represent. This attack is a slap in the face of years of court precedent that has recognized the importance and benefit of creating fair bargaining opportunities for workers protecting their rights.